Table 55. Drivers of Large Trucks in Fatal Crashes by Restraint Use and Ejection from the Vehicle

Restraint Use

Ejection from the Vehicle

Total

Not Ejected

Totally Ejected

Partially Ejected

Unknown

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

Number

Percent

None

602

14.0%

117

81.3%

39

68.4%

1

9.1%

759

16.8%

Shoulder Belt

12

0.3%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

12

0.3%

Lap Belt

248

5.8%

0

0.0%

2

3.5%

0

0.0%

250

5.5%

Lap and Shoulder

2,919

67.9%

4

2.8%

11

19.3%

0

0.0%

2,934

65.1%

Type Unknown

174

4.1%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

174

3.9%

Used Improperly

2

*

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

1

9.1%

3

0.1%

Unknown

339

7.9%

23

16.0%

5

8.8%

9

81.8%

376

8.3%

Total

4,296

100.0%

144

100.0%

57

100.0%

11

100.0%

4,508

100.0%

*Less than 0.05 percent.

Note: A large truck is defined as a truck with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 pounds.

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).